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The Impact of COVID-19 on Accounting, Business Practice and Education
Joanna Dyczkowska
Książka prezentuje wpływ pandemii COVID-19 na rachunkowość, działalność gospodarczą oraz edukację. W poszczególnych rozdziałach przedstawiane są doświadczenia płynące z wielu krajów (w tym m.in. z Brazylii, Francji, Niemiec, Kazachstanu, Polski, Rumunii, Słowacji oraz Włoch) na temat sposobów radzenia sobie ze skutkami pandemii. Książka omawia rządowe, instytucjonalne oraz indywidualne środki, które zostały podjęte w celu przeciwdziałania finansowym, organizacyjnym i społecznym implikacjom kryzysu pandemicznego.
Daša Mokošová, Miriama Blahušiaková, Joanna Dyczkowska
Sustainable performance accounts for a critical issue for top management and operational managers facing the green and social transition. Accordingly, they require a clear roadmap indicating how to build ESG strategy, track and report on sustainability performance and manage these results in the longer term. This monograph offers insight into the topic of sustainability performance measurement, reporting and management in business organisations and institutions. The Authors from various countries, including Austria, Brazil, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania and Poland, present their broad perspectives and opinions, refer to various business sectors, and indicate how the regulatory framework and institutional bodies support sustainable development. With this focus, the book may interest accounting and management scholars, doctoral and master's students of socio-economic studies, and business practitioners. The book can also be used as supplementary material for accounting and management courses at the graduate and postgraduate levels. The monograph incudes 15 chapters, for example: Non-Financial Disclosure and Sustainability Regulation: Voluntary or Mandatory Effectiveness; Sustainable Performance Measurement under the New European Regulation for Corporate Sustainability Reporting: What Will Be the Impact of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (Beyond New KPIs)?; Cost and Benefits of Sustainability Reporting: Literature Review, Valuable Information for Stakeholders or Corporate Spin? The View of Non-Financial Reports Potential Preparers and Users; Gaining Competitive Advantage through Social Responsibility Reporting - a Lesson from the Non-Profit Sector; The Balanced Scorecard for a Museum as a Non-Profit Organisation; Eco-Efficiency Indicators in District Heating Companies; Sustainability and Sustainability Performance: Empirical Findings from the German Banking and Insurance Sectors.
Tomasz Domański
The aim of this publication is to highlight the role of postgraduate MBA programmes in the advancement of professional career paths of graduates. The monograph is based on the results of the author's empirical research, conducted through interviews with a sample of graduates from the international postgraduate Polish-French MBA-type management programme (to be designated as an MBA starting in 2023). It is the only programme of its kind in Poland that offers the students the opportunity to receive a French Master 2 degree in management and a Polish certificate confirming the completion of the postgraduate MBA management programme. The programme is international par excellence and is delivered in a hybrid format - exclusively in French and English - by an international teaching staff. It is also the oldest programme of its kind in Poland, as it has been delivered continuously since 1993. Thirty-two graduating classes have already completed it. The programme harmoniously combines two key challenges of contemporary MBA studies: the digitization of online education and internationalisation. The author of this monograph has been the programme's initiator and director from the very beginning. Professor Tomasz Domański heads the Department of International Marketing and Retailing at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, University of Łódź. He served for many years as the Faculty's Dean and Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs and International Cooperation (2000-2016). He is also the Director of the Polish-French MBA in Management, run in collaboration with the University of Lyon III in France. An advocate of the consistent internationalisation of the University and its openness to diverse communities. He was the driving force behind the extension of the educational offer of the Faculty of International and Political Studies with majoring in International Marketing, currently offered as a practical degree programme. He also authors numerous publications on marketing strategies, modern distribution channels, territorial marketing, cultural marketing, and university marketing.
Katarzyna Ławińska, Małgorzata Jabłońska
The prepared scientific monograph entitled The importance of social innovations in the knowledge-based economy in the context of footwear sector solutions is an attempt to further exemplify social innovations by identifying real links between social need and a specific good, service, method and process, in the context of solutions used in the footwear industry. Poland is one of the leading European footwear manufacturers, ranking 7th in terms of production volume in the EU, with a market share of 2.5%. In addition, strong competition is observed in the industry, which is conducive to the emergence of new innovations. The work contains theoretical and practical references to innovations in the industry, such as examples of modifications of footwear materials that have been used in business practice, and their measurable effect is to improve the comfort of using footwear. The authors refer to the environmental aspects of innovation, indicating the directions of utilization of production residues of the footwear and tanning industry, including composites, granules, and biostimulants for plants. The subject matter taken up in the monograph is an important contribution to the development of further scientific research covering the footwear industry and its importance in developing social innovations in Poland and the world. Based on the obtained research results and statistical data analysis, we attempted to outline the prospects for the development of social innovations in the footwear industry until 2050. The book can be an interesting study for practitioners and theoreticians, particularly for scientists representing disciplines such as economics and finance, management sciences, materials engineering, or entrepreneurs looking for opportunities to finance innovation in various areas.
red. Bogusława Drelich-Skulska, Magdalena Sobocińska, Andrea Tomášková
The monograph entitled "The Importance of Universities for Society and Economy. The Experience of Researchers from the Visegrad Group" was made by 28 authors representing 12 universities from the Visegrad Group. The intention of the authors is to answer the question about the role of universities and the relevance of research they conduct for the construction of sustainable societies and modern economies in conditions of volatile the environments. Addressing the problems discussed in this monograph from the perspective of the experience of researchers from Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, corresponds with the important direction in the development of science, namely its internationalisation. The monograph consists of three parts. The first concerns the functioning of universities and directions in the development of education, as well as the scientific research conducted in the context of the sustainability crisis, and the need to expand the scope of implementation of the sustainable development concept. The considerations included in the second part of the monograph regard academic teaching and areas of research emerging in the context of the ongoing technological progress, particularly visible in the growing use of artificial intelligence, and the need to develop digital competencies. The third part presents the results of research undertaken in view of finding research gaps resulting from changes in the geopolitical and social conditions produced by the COVID-19 pandemic
P. D. David
The Intimate Life of Monica P. is the story of a thirty-something-year-old woman trapped in an unhappy marriage. She loves chatting to her friends as a way to forget her problems and humdrum existence. But behind it all there is a secret even her loved ones don't know about. What is it? This story is amusing, touching and thought-provoking. Note! The ending can literally blow your mind. Ok, let's just cut the bullshit. My name is Monica and I'd like to tell you a rollercoaster of a story about my life. I promise you laughter, tears and sex - mostly good, but unfortunately some bad, too. I will share my innermost thoughts and intimate experiences. As a married woman in my 30s, I realized I needed to finally change something about my life, because I wasn't totally happy with how it'd turned out. I have a decent enough job, but my boss is an obnoxious asshole with a love of cringe-worthy jokes. My freaky husband has a somewhat peculiar fetish I will tell you all about later. My friends are the only thing you could truly envy me. They will never let you get bored. But there is something I need to ask you. Don't let your guys read this book - they are better off not knowing what we really think about them. Monica P.
P. D. David
The Intimate Life of Monica P. is the story of a thirty-something-year-old woman trapped in an unhappy marriage. She loves chatting to her friends as a way to forget her problems and humdrum existence. But behind it all there is a secret even her loved ones don't know about. What is it? This story is amusing, touching and thought-provoking. Note! The ending can literally blow your mind. Ok, let's just cut the bullshit. My name is Monica and I'd like to tell you a rollercoaster of a story about my life. I promise you laughter, tears and sex - mostly good, but unfortunately some bad, too. I will share my innermost thoughts and intimate experiences. As a married woman in my 30s, I realized I needed to finally change something about my life, because I wasn't totally happy with how it'd turned out. I have a decent enough job, but my boss is an obnoxious asshole with a love of cringe-worthy jokes. My freaky husband has a somewhat peculiar fetish I will tell you all about later. My friends are the only thing you could truly envy me. They will never let you get bored. But there is something I need to ask you. Don't let your guys read this book - they are better off not knowing what we really think about them. Monica P.
Izabela Kończak, Magdalena Lewicka, Agata S. Nalborczyk
What is and where is the Islamic World in 2019? If we understand the Islamic World as all Muslim-majority countries, according to the Pew Research Center (2015) we would find 50 such countries with a total population of over 1.8 billion. The highest percentage (91%) of the total population in a region considering themselves Muslim, can be found in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA). The starting point of Muslim history would be the prophet Muhammad's revelation in the 7th century, followed by the Islamic Golden Age (8th-14th centuries), when Muslims were ahead of the rest of the world in the arts, science, philosophy, and technology. This period is still remembered and cherished with pride by both Sunni and Shia Muslims, the two biggest denominations within Islam, which - despite common misconceptions in the West - is not a monolith but splits into different religious schools and branches. The modern era has been marked by the more or less direct colonial domination of European powers which left its legacy in many states belonging now to the Islamic world. Much of today's turmoil in the MENA region has its roots in the colonial times and the fault lines drawn by the European politicians. However, the blame cannot be wholly assigned to external powers: the list of factors contributing to the Middle East's present complex and often difficult situation is long and includes many internal issues.